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2007-06-13 | permalink
EU labels will tell it like it is if it’s organic
EU ministers ended 18 months of squabbling on Tuesday over new rules for organic farming and came up with a labelling system that will tell consumers exactly what they are buying on the supermarket shelves. Farmers who sell produce containing at least 95 percent organic ingredients will use a special EU logo, along with a label to indicate the product’s origin. Below that, there will be labelling of the organic ingredients present.
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2007-06-13 | permalink
EU labels will tell it like it is if it’s organic
EU ministers ended 18 months of squabbling on Tuesday over new rules for organic farming and came up with a labelling system that will tell consumers exactly what they are buying on the supermarket shelves. Farmers who sell produce containing at least 95 percent organic ingredients will use a special EU logo, along with a label to indicate the product’s origin. Below that, there will be labelling of the organic ingredients present.
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